Surgical Navigation with Stereovision and Associated Methods

2. The system of claim 1 wherein the annotating data comprises images representing planned surgical procedures.

3. The system of claim 2 wherein the images representing planned surgical procedures are rendered images from a 3D model adapted to represent tissue as deformed during surgery.

4. The system of claim 2 wherein the annotating data comprises images representing implantable devices.

5. The system of claim 4 further comprising a recognition module adapted to recognize an implantable device.

6. The system of claim 5 wherein the adjusting of annotating data comprises adjustment for tissue deformation due to presence of the implantable device.

7. The system of claim 5 wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of a of a deep-brain probe, deep-brain stimulator, and a subdural electrode array.

8. The system of claim 7 wherein the annotating information is derived from at least one of preoperative imaging with an imaging method selected from the group consisting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), x-ray computed tomography (CT), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET), and combined with data from at least one physiological studies selected from the group consisting of electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography (MEG).

9. The system of claim 1 wherein the annotating information is derived from at least one of preoperative imaging with an imaging method selected from the group consisting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), x-ray computed tomography (CT), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET), and combined with data from at least one physiological studies selected from the group consisting of electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography (MEG).

11. The method of claim 10 wherein the annotating data comprises images representing planned surgical procedures.

12. The method of claim 11 wherein the images representing planned surgical procedures are rendered images from a 3D model adapted to represent tissue as deformed during surgery.

13. The system of claim 11 wherein the annotating data comprises images representing implantable devices.

14. The method of claim 13 further comprising a recognition module adapted to recognize an implantable device.

15. The method of claim 14 wherein the adjusting of annotating data comprises adjustment for tissue deformation due to presence of the implantable device.

16. The method of claim 15 wherein the implantable device is selected from the group consisting of a deep-brain probe, deep-brain stimulator, and a subdural electrode array.

17. The method of claim 16 wherein the annotating information is derived from at least one of preoperative imaging with an imaging method selected from the group consisting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), x-ray computed tomography (CT), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET), and combined with data from at least one physiological studies selected from the group consisting of electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography (MEG).

18. The method of claim 10 wherein the annotating information is derived from at least one of preoperative imaging with an imaging method selected from the group consisting of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI), x-ray computed tomography (CT), single-photon emission computed tomography (SPECT), and positron emission tomography (PET), and combined with data from at least one physiological studies selected from the group consisting of electroencephalography (EEG), evoked potentials, and magnetoencephalography (MEG).